Strickler is the author of This Could Be Our Future: A Manifesto for a More Generous World and the Cofounder and former CEO of Kickstarter. We don’t think of the bento box as an important innovation, ...

Sad salad? We don’t know her. This bento box meal is packed with textures, colors and flavors that all but guarantee a mood (and energy) boost at lunchtime. With roasted cauliflower, barley and nutty ...

A typical bento box has a balance of dishes, most often including rice, meat or fish, and pickled vegetables. Kate Heddings is an experienced food writer and editor with a deep understanding of chefs, ...

Bento means lunch or lunch box. But for most Japanese home cooks, the act of preparing a bento box can mean much more than that. A bento box represents a mother’s love for her family. For centuries, ...

When I first started working from home, I was thrilled to have access to my kitchen to get creative with lunch. I was filled with inspiration and energy, wowing myself with fresh, complex, joyful ...

In “Bento Monogatari,” a Belgian short film that was released in 2010, a woman makes her husband a bento box for lunch each day, in an attempt to salvage their marriage. Traditionally, bento is a ...

Packing your child's lunch calls for a whole different level of preparation in Japan. There, moms often shape ordinary lunch ingredients like ham or rice into cute little pandas, Pokemon or even ...

Bento cakes are creative, look impressive and come from the heart. And these South Korean mini cakes have spread well beyond Asia thanks to social media. The palm-sized cakes offer everything a large ...